Di tutsch kronik from Behem lant
Di tutsch kronik von Behem lant (High German: The German Chronicle of Bohemia ; Czech: Rýmovaný německý překlad staročeské Dalimilovy kroniky ) is a German-language rhyming chronicle of the 14th century.
The chronicle deals with the history of Bohemia . It is a translation and revision of the old Czech so-called Dalimil Chronicle into German. It was probably written between 1342 and 1346 by a German-Bohemian cleric from Prague . Possibly he was a member of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star . Their St. Francis Hospital, which was sponsored by King John of Bohemia , was located in Prague's old town .
The author deviated several times from his original. While the Dalimil Chronicle contains xenophobic, primarily anti-German traits, the Germans are defended in the translation. He presented some events in more detail or based on his own observation. So it can be assumed that he witnessed the collapse of the Judith Bridge in 1342 as an eyewitness. While the Czech version contains 5569 verses ( new edition ), the German version consists of 7515 verses.
The only manuscript of the chronicle is kept in the Prague Castle archives in the library of the Metropolitan Chapter under the shelfmark Cod. G 45.
literature
- Vlastimil Brom (ed.): Di tutsch kronik von Behem lant. The rhyming German translation of the old Czech Dalimil Chronicle . Masaryk University , Brno 2009, ISBN 978-80-210-4794-5 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Marie Bláhová: kronik lant Di tutsch of Behem . In: Graeme Dunphy (ed.): Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle . tape 1 . Brill, Leiden / Boston 2010, ISBN 978-90-04-18464-0 , pp. 521-522 (English).
- ↑ Peter Hilsch: kronik lant Di tutsch of Behem. The author of the Dalimil transmission and the German-Bohemian identity In: Klaus Herbers u. a. (Ed.): Ex ipsis rerum documentis. Contributions to Medieval Studies. Festschrift for Harald Zimmermann on his 65th birthday . Sigmaringen 1991, p. 103 (digitized version) (PDF; 84 kB)
- ↑ Manuscript Census